The old saying “Last Hired and First Fired” that has been imbedded in Black American culture is ringing true – at least the later part. Recent data paints a worrying picture for African Americans, as unemployment figures have increased notably. Since April, 267,000 more African Americans are unemployed, contributing toContinue Reading
NOTE: an earlier version of this article incorrectly listed this data as Household income. Corrections have been made to relabel as median individual income. (10/17/2022) An indicator of Black upward mobility is not only to measure income but to look at whether or not the income gap (the difference betweenContinue Reading
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The overall Life expectancy in the United States peaked in 2014 for all races and ethnicities, then it began dropping slightly before the pandemic. Drug overdoses and suicides attributed greatly to the US life expectancy decreases since 2014. The opioid crisis hit America especially hard and now there are growingContinue Reading
According to the US Census Current Population Survey the percentage of Black men and Black woman who are married to Black spouses of the opposite sex both decreased since 2000. For Black men it decreased 7 percentage points from 92% in 2000 to 85% in 2021 (a rate of 7.6%).Continue Reading
Black family median net worth increased from 2013 to 2019 from $14,364 to $24,100 according to the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances conducted by The Federal Reserve. This is extremely lower that the $189,100 family median net worth of White families.Continue Reading
States with the Highest home-ownership rates are all located in the South, while states with the Lowest home-ownership include every region except the South. During the years after the Great recession of 2008, Black home-ownership was hit the hardest of any racial/ethnic group nationwide. Maryland was the only top 10Continue Reading
Racially Motivated Shooting in Jacksonville: A Disturbing Clash of Socioeconomic Worlds First Fired: Black Workers Make up 90% of Recent Job Loses Single Black Millennials : Yes! Women are More Educated, but there are just as many Single Black Men Making $50K and Higher Data Chart: Power of Black BusinessContinue Reading
As the chart below shows when considering Black families with and without children who live below the national poverty line, the vast majority (74% or 1.4 million) are headed by single women and just 16% are headed by a married-couple family. Only 10% are headed by a single father. When consideringContinue Reading
Contrary to popular belief 42% of Black children live with two parents (compared to 70% of all children) while 51% live with one parent (compared to 25% of all children). The reason why this is not well known may have to do with a commonly repeated statistic regarding out-of-wedlock birthsContinue Reading
